Evening Star Newspaper, May 12, 1924, Page 19

HOOVER ASKS EARLY { PURCHASING OF COAL Says Summer Buying Will Pre- vent Car Shortage During ¥ Early Fall. TRGES STORAGE OF FUEL May, June and July Periods of Lowest Prices. An appeal to the coal consumers of the nation to prevent a coal shortage by laying in coal supplies during the summer was made today by Secretary Hoover. Urging indust; to purch: its stocks d he slack coal sea- son to prevent congestion on the rail- during the fall, which, Mr. Hoo- a would tend to increase the and create a shortage. r shortage,” Secretary as the effect of peating the last year by universally minous coal 1 problem in in eaper in the pr through T fluctuation About if t store coal season.’ ASK VETS’ RECOGNITION. Legion to Call Att;!l?ic:) of U. 8. Departments to Delay. ade for | |by th’ fellers we voted fer. th He has ady addressed to cabinet rs INSPECTION DEFERRED. Event Scheduled for Today Post- poned to May 22. The annual brigade of the Cadets, nt *ol. Wallace professor of nd ‘tactics in the w will be held in _the School di . Maj. Abe Martin Says: \ M Our idee of a happy coinci- dence is soft, easy collars fer men an’ short skirts showin’ up simultaneously. Why don’t th’ tired business man go t’ bed instead o’ huntin’ up a “musical” show? How soon we are fergotten— Pain Stops Instantly Here's instant relief from that burn. ing corn! Blue-jay will stop the pain instantly. Then the com loosens end comes out.” Does away with dangerous paring. Get Blue-jay at your druggist. ©@BABI1M crfir;%t{)ié%ies ‘There’s always a reason for their fretting. Physicians say that when a baby cries it is often just because hisdiapersarescratchyfromwash- ing with harsh soap, or his little band hasshrunk and hurts him. Keepall the clothes that touch your baby’s tender skin soft and comfortable. Wash them with Lux. Lux is mild and absolutely ure. H It won’t cause diaper rash. It won’t shrink or stiffen little woolen shirts and bands. Use Lux always for all your baby’s THE AV G & 11th Sts. Madame X Reducing Girdle —has been sold in our Service and Courtesy Corset Department for over a month—and our corsetieres have received special training from the Madame X demonstrators, so that they may give excellent service and advice profitable to you. This New Kind of Girdle Reduces Waist and Hips This triumph of scientfiic corseting gives you at once the slim, straight boyish lines you want and the vogue demands! It actually slenderizes your figure the moment you put it on—makes you look thin while get- ting thin. With every little motion, it gently massages away the disfiguring fat on waist and hips and gives you a supple, graceful figure. Makes you look and feel younger. The special cut-away frbnt insures perfect comfort white you sit, work or play. And the special back lacing makes it easy to adjust as you be- come more slender. Once you have worn the Madame X Reducing Girdle you will not want to be comfortable, and you wi without it. It is wonderfully 1l find yourself using it as you never could a corset for walking, riding, golfing; any time you want an adequate support against fatigue and a slim, charming figure. Women everywhere are It is remarkably durable. enthusiastic about it and can- not say enough in its praise. Now on sale in Third Floor. Dainty, Beautiful Underwear of All Kin ds for Women, Misses and Children, to Inaugurate the Second Day of the May Sale Last week the people of Washington had a taste of hot weather when the thermometer reached 88 degrees. It was a good warning that the time The first item for comfort is always cool, summer underwear, and the time to buy it is at the May sale when the Underwear in dll the loveliest colors and white in abundance. to prepare for it is stock is specially attractive and the prices doubly attractive. our Corset Department— right now. | Established 1877 x5 Girdle thighs well, and holds them in Makes look vou EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, 7. ¥, MONDAY, WXV 12 1924 SEEEE SN NN NN NN NN NN NSNS NN NSNS NSNS NN NN NN S NN NN ENEEEEEEERNRNENREEESE Skirts For Women and Misses $4.98, ¥7.98, $10.75, $14.75 Every day brings newr skirts for women and misses. We are enlarging our skirt section to make room for the new sport and dress skirts. Every style and every imaginable color is here awaiting your approval. Materials are All-Wopl in plain and combination colorings. Flannels in dall colors and combi- nations. Silk ir all colors and: combina- tions. The vogue this season: has been for contrasting color combinations, and these skirts, worn with blouses or sweaters to match or har- monize, make the smartest sort of sport costumes and dress for day- i time wear. Linen Riding Habits —made with breeches and coats, with or $17 50 without sleeves. Sizes 14 to 18, 36 to 42. Bands 28 to 38. as thin while getting thin! Regular $1.50 Dainty Striped | Batiste Lingerie s of fancy voiles, batiste, lin- Envelope Chemise, ;.23 "o ini Fruit-of-the-Loom nainsook; tailored and trimmed styles, with strap or built-up shoulder finished in buds and two-tone irbbon. 20 styles. Price, p H as—-Tbis lot includes several lovely styles if crepe, AJAMAS jingette, voile and soisette; some have mannish frog fastenings, while others have the dainty feminine touches of ribbon, lace and handwork. 6 styles. Price, $189, Palais Royal—Third Fleor. Choice otbics. Lever Bios. Ch; Camne 2 s of finecount lingerie cloth or lustrous gfi s Princess SIIPS, sateen. These have 20-inch hems or ge, Mass. pleated flounces. The lingerie models. have val, filet and callis laces and two-tone ribbons. Sizes to 50. Some trimmed on bottom. Price, $L89. < About 50 styles of lingette, voile, plain nghtgowns-or shadow batiste, nainsook, plisse and pinwheel crepe and Philippine cloth. Novel neck lines; with or with- g’ut sleselves. Some lacy, some tailored.and some hand-embroidered. rice, $1.89. In a Sale That Is Extraordinary Form Every Point of View c Tomorrow, Tuesday, At Beautifully made and exceptionally fine and sheer— Gowns, Chemise, Step-ins, Two-piece Pajamas and Bloomers, lace trimmed and daintily tailored. Dozens of lovely styles—only a few of them pictured —in exquisite tones of orchid, honeydew, light blue and flesh, as well as white. ‘Woman, 84, Di:s of—(;as. Mrs. Myra Meade, eighty-four, widow of Edward Meade, died at Emergency Hosnital last night as a result of {Huminating gas poisoning, having been found unconscious in_her room at the home of Mrs. M. A. Weeks, her niece, 332 1 street southwest, where she re- sided the past six years Mrs. Meade had been in ill health the past several years, and her niece said she thought her mind had become affected. Dr. Herbert E. Martyn, deputy coroner, gave a certificate of suicide. " MERCHANTS BANK & TRUST COMPANY ‘$1.89 A Complete Line of Underwear for the Kiddies and Children At Savings That Mothers Will Welcome (A) Knicker Drawers, fin- ished with neat ruffle edge. 2 to 10 years. At 25e. (B) Girls’ Nightgowns, of soft ~ nainsook, embroidered (G) “Sealpax” Combination yoke, finished with ribbon. | for either boy or girl; plain At S3e. ‘ hemstitched tops. Sizes 4 to 12 years. At S83e. (H) Girls’ Nightgowns, of wash and ready crepe, dainty colors, floral patterns. 6 to 14 years. At S1. (I) Girls’ Prineess Slips. prettily trimmed in various laces and embroidery. 6 to 16 years. At $1.50. (J) Princess Slips, of nain- sook, trimmed with lace and embroidery. 6 to 14 years. At 31.00. Palais Royal—Third Floor. (F) Bables’ Dresses, of fine nainsook; one of the many styles sketched; 6 months to 2 years. At L What Will Happen to Your Estate? (C) Girls’ Combinations, of soft nainsook, neatly finished with embroidered and ribbon ::adlng, 4 to 12 years. At (D) Girls’ Nightgowns, of longcloth. neatly _finished with embroidery.” 6 to 12 vears. At 69c. (E) Gertrnde Petticoats, of fine nainsook, several styles. 1to 6 years. At 75e. A business will not run itself. Neither will an estate. Leaving either, or both, to a person who does not know how to manage it is doubtful security for your family’s future. We advise early selection if you wish to benefit by the exceptional values in this sale. A very small percentage of people who have property and money to leave make wills. They trust to circumstances they cannot even imagine and much less control. They leave everything in the bands of the law, and when the law does not provide for specific necessities it is those who are left who are the ones to suffer. Administering estates is a trust com- pany’s business, for which it is especially organized and equipped. Ask our trust officer to explain what this company can do to carry out the provisions of your will, and to protect and preserve the estate you have built. " 2 Extra Specials From Our BARG AIN BASEMENT New Summer Voile Lingerie| Glos (Fiber Silk) Hose Ask him also for a copy of our book- let, “Safeguarding Your Family’s Future.” They-are-regular at 59¢ Many regulsr patrons know these hose as “Fibre Silk"— know of their high luster and wearing qualities. At 39¢ in- stead of 59¢ pair because of irregularities, neither harmful or noticeable. Sizes 9 to 10—in sunset, sand and black. — Cour Convenient focations Main Office 15*%H Sts.NW. upont.Branch ~ Brookland'Brarich g ont Circle 12sNewtonSts.NBE nna.-Ave..& 20™St. Branch bl All brauches are fully, equipped to render every possible _b.H-g service and located where there is ample parking space outside the Bmited parking somes. 39;. at a Surprising Price You will note that the only irregularities are in All the new and dainty shades in fast colors. Good quality Voile; some tailor- ed and some lace trimmed. Must be seen c toheaporesiated, greater tops or feet, not noticeable when worn. Palais Royal—Bargain Basement. - Palais Royal—Bargain Basement. [ '.'IIII-IIIIIIIII.I.I.IIIIIIIIII_IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII ~ > g |